Mexico

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Mexico
Maturity	midseason
Growth habit	indet.
Leaf type	regular
Fruit color	pink
Fruit shape	beefsteak
Fruit size	large
Fruit type	slicer
Variety type	open-pollinated, family heirloom
Country	Mexico

Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Mexico - sliced fruit. 2014-09-02.

B.C KO T

Indet., regular leaf plants. Large pink beefsteaks, 10-16 oz. Excellent sweet flavor.

Note

The seeds we received must have been crossed or mixed up, as some plants produced large red beefsteaks instead of pink. See Mexico Red for the red variant.

Seed source:

Geza Korbely, Hungary 06

Year grown: 2013(crop failure), 2014

Location: Zone 7b, PNW, Anmore, BC, Canada (760 ft above sea level)

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IL LO N

80 days, indet., regular leaf plant with a good yield of 1-1.5 lb pink beefsteak fruit with excellent flavor.

Seed source:

NY MA C 96 (Carolyn Male of Latham, New York)

Year grown:

Location: Oblong, Illinois

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TX AN S

80 days, indet., regular leaf plants with an average yield of 14-20 oz pink beefsteak fruit with outstanding flavor.

Seed source:

Horace "Big Red" Boynton Jr. of Bethelridge, Kentucky 06

Year grown:

Location: Bastrop, Texas

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History

• A family heirloom that was brought into the U.S. by a Mexican family living in the Midwest.
• First offered in the Seed Savers 1996 Yearbook by Carolyn Male of Latham, New York (NY MA C), who received the seeds from a reader of Off the Vine.

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Related

• Yellow Barn,
  
• Mexico Red

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See also

• Mexico Red

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Picture Gallery

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Mexico - plant. 2013-06-12.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Mexico - flowers. 2014-06-16.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Mexico - green fruit. 2014-07-19.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Mexico - ripe fruit. 2014-09-02.

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  Susan Anderson (TX AN S). Mexico - SETTFest 2008. Photo by Tim Hansford.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Mexico - sliced fruit. 2014-09-02.

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Seed Availability

Year	Commercial Vendors	Seed Savers Yearbook (Member listings)	Seeds of Diversity (Member listings)
2018		.	.
2017		.	.
2016		.	.
2015		.	.
2014	Diane's Flower Seeds Heirloom Tomatoes Solana Seeds Tomato Growers Supply TomatoFest Trade Winds Fruit Victory Seed Company	.	.
2013	Delectation of Tomatoes - new Heirloom Tomatoes Knapp's Fresh Vegies Sand Hill Preservation Center - sold out for 2013 Solana Seeds Tomato Growers Supply TomatoFest Trade Winds Fruit Victory Seed Company	7	.
2012	Tomato Growers Supply *	7	1
2011	Heirloom Tomatoes Knapp's Fresh Vegies Marianna's Heirloom Seeds Sand Hill Preservation Center Solana Seeds Tomato Growers Supply * TomatoFest Trade Winds Fruit	5	1
2010	Heirloom Tomatoes Knapp's Fresh Vegies - new Marianna's Heirloom Seeds Sand Hill Preservation Center Solana Seeds Tomato Growers Supply TomatoFest	3	1 (as red)
2009	Heirloom Tomatoes Marianna's Heirloom Seeds Solana Seeds Tomato Growers Supply TomatoFest	4	.
2008	Marianna's Heirloom Seeds Solana Seeds Tomato Growers Supply TomatoFest Victory Seed Company - sold out for 2008	5	.
2007	Marianna's Heirloom Seeds Solana Seeds Tomato Growers Supply	5	.